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Patented July I2, 1398.

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on G (Application filedApr. 1, 1898.)

(No Model.)

INVENTOH ATTORNEY.

NITEED STATES GEORGE R. ROGERS, OF PARKERSBURG, INDIANA.

GATE.

SPECIFIGA 'IION forming part of Letters Patent No. 607,386, dated July12, 1898.

Application filed April 1, 1898- Serial No. 676 ,087. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. license, a citizen of the United States,residing at Parkersburg, in the county of Montgomery and State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to-which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in road orfarm gates, and more particularly to that class known as jump-gates, andit consists in the novel combination and arrangement of partsconstructed in accordance therewith, as hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claimshereto affixed.

The object of my invention is to provide a gate which is simple,durable, and inexpensive and one which by an arrangement ofcounterbalancing-weights requires but very little power to operate.

A further object is to provide a locking arrangement for this class ofgates which effectually prevents the gate from being raised by hogs orother animals in attempting to get under it.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in the several views, in

which- Figure l is a perspective view of the complete gate closed. Fig.2 is a rear elevation with a portion of one -post broken away to showantifrictional roller. Fig. 3 is a section showing locking device inengagement, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the hinge to which thelever-arms are attached.

In the drawings, A represents the gate, which is preferably constructedof a top and bottom rail connected by vertical stays a, a and a Saidstays extend a short distance below the bottom rail and-have their endsslotted a suitable distance to receive the latchoperating bar F, morefully hereinafter described. The body of the gate is preferablyconstructed of wire. The ends of said rails and latch=bar project beyondthe vertical front and rear staysct a and extend between the posts E andB for the purpose of secur ing the gate against lateral movement, forwhich purpose strips a a are also attached to the rear end of the toprail and stay a of sufficient width to come nearly in contact With theposts B on each side thereof.

Vertical posts B are planted in the ground parallel to each other andsuch a distance apart as to allow the gate to oscillate freely betweenthem. The posts are connected near their bottoms by tie-rods and areprovided with rearwardly-extending arms 12 b mortised in their innerfaces a short distance above the ground. The upper ends of levers O Gare hinged to the upper rail of the gate a short distance apart by meansof bolts or rivets 0 0 while the lower ends of said levers are securedto hinges D D, working on bolts or rivets c 0 arranged in the ends ofsaid rearwardly-extending arms b h The hinges D D are constructed of onepiece of metal and have extensions or wings (F, to which the levers O Oare secured. The bolt or rivet 0 on which the hinge D works, extendsthrough the posts B as well as the arms b 19 thus serving as a brace forthe posts.

WVhen the gate is closed, the forward vertical stay-rod a abuts againstthe cross-bars e e, mortised in the posts E. The lower ends of saidposts are planted in the ground similar to the posts B and have tie-rodsconnecting them under ground. The posts E are placed a suitable distanceapart to receive the projecting ends of the rails and latch-operatingbar of the gate.

The latch-operating bar F is held in place between the bifurcated endsof the stay-rods of the gate by means of bolts or rivets f f f The boltsf f pass through vertical slots in the latch-operating bar, whereby saidbar has a slight up-and-down movement. The latch G is in the form of aright angle and is pivoted to the lower end of the stay-rod a by meansof the bolt or rivet f. One arm of the latch is attached to thelatch-operating bar by rivet f while the other arm remains free and hasextending laterally therefrom a lug f, which lug, when thelatch-operating bar F is raised, engages the pin f on the post E, thuspreventing the further raising of the gate. When the latch-operating baris relieved of its upward pressure, weight will restore it to its normalposition, (shown in Fig. 1,) thus releasing the locking device andleaving the gate free to be operated by levers.

Secured to the outer faces of posts B and near the upper and lower endsthereof are U-shaped brackets G G. The outer ends of each bracket areconnected by rivets g g, which pass through slots h h, arranged in thevertical sliding bars H. The vertical sliding bars H are given anup-and-down movement by means of operatin g-levers I, the lower ends ofsaid levers being pivoted at t' near the lower ends of the bars II andconnected at an intermediate point to the brackets G by means of linksor rods K. Near the upper ends of posts B are arranged slots L, throughwhich project arms M of the vertical sliding bars H. The said arms M Vare somewhat smaller in circumference than the width of the slots andhave apertures through their sides adjacent to the inner faces of theslots to permit the insertion of antifrictional rollers 0, said rollersbeing held in place by bolts m, which pass longitudinally through saidarms and rollers and are secured by nuts m. The bolts m also passthrough eyes in rods N, which securely hold the upper ends of said rodsto the arms M of the vertical sliding rods H. The other ends of saidconnecting-rods N are attached to the levers O by means of rivets orbolts 11.

Secured to one or both of the levers O C is a short arm 19, holding acounterbalanceweight P. I also attach counterbalancingweights R to theends of the operating-levers I by means of links S and hooks .9. Theseweights may also serve as handles and may be lengthened by adding morelinks or shortened by removing links, as required. To prevent theweights attached to the operatinglevers springing or breaking the same,truss rods or wiresT are secured to each end thereof by means of bolts25 and s. Said truss-rods may be tightened by an upright 25.

In order to prevent the gate from sagging, a stump Q is placed under therear end thereof, upon which the gate rests when closed.

In operation it will be seen that when the operating-lever I isdepressed the vertical sliding bar 11 will be raised, and therewith theconnecting-rod N and the lever 0, when the gate will rise upward,supported by the levers O G and, counterbalanced by the weights P and R,will swing rearward, passing between the posts B and dropping inrelatively the same position to the rear of said posts as it formerlyoccupied in front. The same operrequired to open it.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a gate of the class described and oscillatinglevers, of slotted uprights or posts between which the gate works, thebrackets on said posts, vertically-sliding rods working in saidbrackets, an arm extending from each of said sliding rods through slotsin the posts, rods connecting said arms to the oscillating levers of thegate, and means for operating said vertically sliding rods whereby thegate is thrown from side to side of said posts, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination with a gate of the class described, posts,oscillating levers and operating mechanism, of metal hinges, adapted tobe attached to the said oscillating levers, and consist-ing of wings drigidly connected by cross-pieces, the said wings having holes arrangedat their lower ends for the insertion of a bolt on which the hingeworks, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a gate of the class described and oscillatinglevers provided with weights, of slotted posts between which the gateworks, brackets on said posts in which work vertically-sliding slottedrods, each of the said rods having an arm at upper end extending throughslot in the post, bolts passing longitudinally through said arms andhaving antifrictional rollers working thereon in said slots, rodsconnecting said arms and oscillating levers operating-leversprovidedwith weights pivoted to the lower ends of said vertically-sliding rods,and links or rods c011- necting the said operating-lever at anintermediate point with upper brackets on the gatcposts, substantiallyas described.

l. The combination with a gate of the class described and suitable meansfor operating the same, of a locking device adapted to re main unlockedin its normal position and locked by upward pressure exerted on lowerbar of gate, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE R. ROGERS.

